MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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